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British travel writer Alastair Humphreys has cycled around the world, rowed across the Atlantic, and trekked 1,000 miles through the Empty Quarter of the Arabian Peninsula. But his latest book, Microadventures: Local Discoveries, Great Escapes, celebrates exploration and adventure closer to his...

Once upon a time, a hotel was simply a place to sleep. But a spate of new hotels that opened in Denver in 2014 (482 new downtown rooms) offer guests more than just clean sheets, free HBO, and tiny shampoo bottles. Murals by Allen Tupper True greet lodgers at the 10-month-old Renaissance Denver...

Colorado's bluebird days extend all the way to the remote peaks of the San Juan Mountains in Uncompahgre National Forest. Last April, I captured this panoramic shot of some gnarly terrain from the porch at Opus Hut, a backcountry hut located 3.5 miles up Ophir Pass between Ophir and Silverton...

Getting There
It’s $11 each way from Union Station to DIA (exact fare only, please) on the SkyRide. But to be chauffeured solo, hand over about $85 (round-trip) via UberX or $100 by taxi. For short vacations: Drive yourself and park at Pike’s Peak ($8 a day) or Canopy Airport Parking ($9 a day...

One of Colorado's most popular hikes, the Devil's Head trail culminates with 143 steps to a fire lookout with 360-degree views. Make sure to sign the guest book in the ranger station at the top, but be careful when walking around the tiny structure: The wind is likely to knock off your baseball cap...

Getting outside in Colorado often means heading to the High Country. That's a shame, because the Eastern Plains offer a serene landscape that is perfect for exploring, with uncrowded areas like the Pawnee National Grassland. Thirty-five miles east of Fort Collins, the nearly 200,000-acre site...